Sturgeon Bay woman sentenced for dealing drugs

STURGEON BAY - One of the prime suspects arrested in a major drug investigation in Door and Kewaunee counties has been sentenced to prison.

Megan Perez Jorns, 24, of Sturgeon Bay was sentenced to three years in prison with five years of supervision after she was found guilty Aug. 30 in Door County Circuit Court of five charges in the case. The charges include manufacturing and delivering designer drugs and THC; maintaining a drug trafficking place, and possessing cocaine and LSD with the intent to deliver the drugs.

Jorns was one of 38 people arrested in February 2017 following an investigation by the Door-Kewaunee Drug Task force.

The task force began the investigation in 2015 to track the flow of THC, narcotics, MDMA and other designer drugs, amphetamines, heroin and cocaine into both counties

As early as 2013, the investigating officers discovered the same individuals appearing in drug-related investigations, said Sgt. Jason Stenzel, a drug investigator with the Door County Sheriff's Office and member of the Door-Kewaunee Drug Task Force.

The team continued to pursue leads, expanding the investigation to find the ringleaders and shut down a major trafficking source, Stenzel said.

Jorns had faced 22 charges in the case with the remaining charges dismissed and read into the record during the sentencing.

Samuel Schmelzer(Photo: Door County Sheriff's Department)

The other prime suspect in the case, Samuel Schmelzer, is scheduled for a jury trial that begins Oct. 10. Schmelzer, 29, of Brussels faces 15 charges from the investigation conducted by the Door-Kewaunee Drug Task Force.

Both Schmelzer and Jorns were suspected of selling large quantities of drugs and transporting the drugs into the region from Milwaukee and Chicago.

Of the 38 people arrested, the majority face minor charges or a criminal charge and several of the cases have completed their way through the court system, including the eight people arrested in Kewaunee County.

Another suspect in the case, Alexis Stahl, 27, of Sturgeon Bay faces 16 charges in the case and is scheduled for a hearing Sept. 20.